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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
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more than

I wanna ask my friend if she likes Jason more then she does Tom:

1. Do you like Jason more than Tom?

2. Do you like Jason more than you do Tom?

Which one is correct? I think they are both acceptable and commonly used. But doesn't the first one sound like" Do you like Jason more than Tom likes Jason?"
  

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You're right. There is ambiguity in Sentence 1. My first impulse is to take it as synonymous with Sentence 2, however, by analogy with the comparison of two inanimates in that position: Do you like pears more than apples?

— CalifJim

  • You're right.
  • There is ambiguity in Sentence 1.
  • My first impulse is to take it as synonymous with Sentence 2, however, by analogy with the comparison of two inanimates in that position: Do you like pears more than apples?
  • The less ambiguous forms are Sentence 2 and Do you like Jason more than Tom does?
  • , of course.
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You're right. There is ambiguity in Sentence 1. My first impulse is to take it as synonymous with Sentence 2, however, by analogy with the comparison of two inanimates in that position:

Do you like pears more than apples?

The less ambiguous forms are Sentence 2 and Do you like Jason more than Tom does?, of course.

CJ
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Davidrock65I wanna ask my friend if she likes Jason more then she does Tom:

1. Do you like Jason more than Tom?

2. Do you like Jason more than you do Tom?

Which one is correct? I think they are both acceptable and commonly used. But doesn't the first one sound like" Do you like Jason more than Tom likes Jason?"

To avoid a
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In writing, Whom do you like more, Jason or Tom?

In informal conversation, Who/whom is acceptable.
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In writing, Whom do you like more, Jason or Tom?

In informal conversation, Who/whom is acceptable.

<In writing, Whom do you like more, Jason or Tom?>

In formal/semi-formal writing that is.

Is "whom" really acceptable in informal conversation? Here is the spread of "whom" ac
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"Who do you..."

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